Mo' Better Blues

1990 film by Spike Lee
Movie film Q1703991
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Mo' Better Blues

Summary

Mo' Better Blues is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (503 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mo' Better Blues's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Mo' Better Blues's director is recorded as Spike Lee[4].
  • Mo' Better Blues's screenwriter is recorded as Spike Lee[5].
  • Mo' Better Blues's composer is recorded as Bill Lee[6].
  • Mo' Better Blues's genre is recorded as drama film[7].
  • Mo' Better Blues's genre is recorded as musical film[8].
  • Mo' Better Blues's cast member is recorded as Denzel Washington[9].
  • Mo' Better Blues's cast member is recorded as Wesley Snipes[10].
  • Mo' Better Blues's cast member is recorded as Giancarlo Esposito[11].
  • Mo' Better Blues's cast member is recorded as Robin Harris[12].
  • Mo' Better Blues's cast member is recorded as Joie Lee[13].
  • Mo' Better Blues's cast member is recorded as Bill Nunn[14].
  • Mo' Better Blues's cast member is recorded as John Turturro[15].
  • Mo' Better Blues's cast member is recorded as Cynda Williams[16].
  • Mo' Better Blues's cast member is recorded as Spike Lee[17].
  • Mo' Better Blues's cast member is recorded as Dick Anthony Williams[18].
  • Mo' Better Blues's cast member is recorded as Nicholas Turturro[19].
  • Mo' Better Blues's cast member is recorded as Jeff "Tain" Watts[20].
  • Mo' Better Blues's cast member is recorded as Samuel L. Jackson[21].
  • Mo' Better Blues's cast member is recorded as Rubén Blades[22].
  • Mo' Better Blues's cast member is recorded as Abbey Lincoln[23].
  • Mo' Better Blues's cast member is recorded as Bill Lee[24].
  • Mo' Better Blues's cast member is recorded as Branford Marsalis[25].
  • Mo' Better Blues's cast member is recorded as Tracy Camilla Johns[26].
  • Mo' Better Blues's cast member is recorded as Monty Ross[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Mo' Better Blues's performer is recorded as Branford Marsalis Quartet[28]. Its producer is recorded as Spike Lee[29]. Its director is recorded as Spike Lee[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Spike Lee[5]. Cast members include Denzel Washington[9], Wesley Snipes[10], Giancarlo Esposito[11], Robin Harris[12], Joie Lee[13], and Bill Nunn[14].

Publication

Publication dates include +1990-01-01T00:00:00Z[30] and +1990-09-27T00:00:00Z[31]. Mo' Better Blues's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[32]. Genres include drama film[7] and musical film[8].

Reception

Reviews include 71%[33] and 6/10[34].

Why It Matters

Mo' Better Blues ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (503 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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